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AssigneeUniversal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc.
InventorsRobert E Hicks, Joseph A. Frady, S. Keith Garbett
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An apparatus is configured to control the distribution of tobacco strip in a charger of a tobacco packing press. The apparatus includes a housing. A plurality of ducts extend from the housing to the charger. Each duct is configured to direct a portion of the air flow from the housing to the charger. A plurality of nozzles are spaced around the perimeter of the charger. Each nozzle is connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of ducts. Each duct may include a flow controller that is selectively openable and closable to direct the portion of the air flow around a perimeter of the charger to distribute the tobacco strip in the charger. A method of controlling distribution of tobacco strip in a charger of a tobacco packing press includes providing an air flow and selectively directing portions of the air flow around a perimeter of the charger to distribute the tobacco strip in the charger.
An apparatus for controlling distribution of tobacco strip to a plurality of tobacco packing presses, each tobacco packing press having a charger, the charger being configured to receive tobacco strip, the apparatus comprising:
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